Plans to print replica gun using 3D printer halted by printer’s manufacturers. BBC News reports that a project by US group Defense Distributed that aimed to print a replica gun using 3D printing technology has been stopped by the printer’s manufacturer, Stratasys. The...
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HP invests in Indian computer security market
UPI reports on the OEM’s entry into the sector, noting that the move “could well prove essential” to improving the company’s “bottom line”. The article notes that the USA and Europe are the largest markets for the OEM’s security packages at this time, but that India...
Brother launches new Premium Partner Programme in UAE
The OEM launched the programme in Dubai with the aim of giving “recognition” and “strong support” to partners in the region. The OEM’s UAE subsidiary, Brother International (Gulf) FZE, hosted the programme’s launch at the Address Hotel in downtown Dubai earlier this...
Remanufacturers warned of effects of OEM litigation
OEMs’ action against remanufacturers has “lead to uncertainty” in the industry; companies warned to take action. JDSUPRA cites an article that highlights the potential issues that the actions of OEMs such as Canon and Lexmark could cause for the remanufacturing...
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New compatible toner cartridges from UTec
The compatible cartridges are designed for use in OKI, Epson, Samsung and Brother laser printers. All of the compatible cartridges released by UTec bar those for Brother printers include chips, and are for a range of both colour and laser toner cartridges designed for...
AQC Group UK develops new HP toner
The toner manufacturer has finished development on an alternative for HP’s P4014, 4015 and 4514 toner. The toner, which is used in the CC364A (10,000 yield) and CC364X (24,000 yield) cartridges, is said by AQC to have “shown superb results” in testing, including...
Uninet launches new toners, chips and components
The products are designed for use in a range of Lexmark, HP and Dell laser printers. Universal conversion covers and superchips are now available for the Lexmark T series, which will allow the use of “inexpensive Optra S or T, 520, 630 or 640 cores”, according to...
Cayman-based companies join forces to recycle office equipment
Recycling companies partner to collect and export used office equipment on Grand Cayman. CayCompass reports that Kirk Office Equipment plans to expand its HP printer cartridge recycling business to include a wider range of office equipment, including used computers,...
MPS to disrupt printing industry, argues analyst
Channelnomic’s comments on “[smart company] Lexmark, [which] recognised more than six years ago that the future of enterprise printing is in MPS” are unsurprising. Noting that although Lexmark “didn’t immediately ignite the MPS fire when it launched Fleet Manager in 2006, it’s been steadily nibbling away at the market opportunity” and has “seen more success with direct MPS sales than through the channel”.
Police release information regarding UK cartridge theft
Gloucestershire Police has released an efit of a man suspected of stealing two printer cartridges from a store in Stroud. An efit featuring a middle-aged man believed to have stolen two printer cartridges from a store in Stroud has been distributed by Gloucestershire...